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STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEMORANDUM Date: April 19, 1991 To: Stuart Reges Senior Lecturer From: Ken Down Associate Dean for Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have received from President Kennedy a copy of a letter from Bob Martinez, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, enclosing copies of your correspondence to him and to Ronald Bucknam in the office of Drug Prevention Programs in Higher Education. In that correspondence you state: "On my way back from the airport last Sunday, for example, a Stanford undergraduate asked me whether or not I'd be willing to give him advice about whether or not to try MDA. He had already tried marijuana and LSD, and he had positive experiences with those drugs, so I naturally reassured him that he had nothing to worry about and should go ahead and experiment with MDA." "I still carry illegal drugs in my backpack while on campus, in direct violation of Stanford's policy." "Meanwhile, I have violated Stanford's policy on numerous occasions. As I described in my article [in the _Daily_] I have been carrying illegal drugs in my backpack, and I carry that backpack with me all over campus." I have also received a copy of your correspondence to Su Schaffer, in which you state: "... I often carry illegal drugs in my backpack while on campus (in fact, I have done so several times since receiving your memo and I intend to do so in the future. I am also encouraging others (including students) to disobey this policy." "... I took the winning section to dinner at McArthur Park on Tuesday of last week (April). Most of us ended up ordering drinks, and several students under 21 ordered alcoholic beverages.... The dinner will be paid for from a university account (my unrestricted funds)." I am seriously troubled by the conduct described in your correspondence -- and I do consider all of these to constitute conduct. Most of them are obviously actions, but I want to be clear about my view that a Senior Lecturer's specifically advising an individual student "that he ... should go ahead and experiment with MDA" is conduct, and not protected speech. If the conduct occurred as you described it, it violates the University's policy on Controlled Substances and Alcohol, and would constitute professional misconduct. As you should know, violation of the University's Policy on Controlled Substances and Alcohol is grounds for disciplinary sanctions up to and including termination from employment. Professional misconduct is likewise grounds for discipline. In view of the seriousness of the conduct admitted in your correspondence, you are hereby placed on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately and pending completion of the investigation. It is imperative that you meet with me and Kathy Davis and cooperate in our investigation. We will meet with you on Monday, April 22, 1991, at 10:00 a.m. at Kathy Davis's office, Terman 222.